"all cats are grey at night" meaning in English

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          "text": "No matter how capable and cultivated the mind, how subtle and sensitive the spirit, the individual Negro is still not free. \"All cats are grey at night,\" and it is still long hours to go before dawn, over much of America. They order these things better in France. Double the honor, then, when a Negro succeeds, for half the strength of his genius must be spent in raising himself to the level of his inferiors, in overcoming the handicap of color.",
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